Anthropology: “the study of humanity”; scientific study of the development of the

human species and of its culture…

Anthropology

Physical Cultural

biological

archaeology

ethnography

linguisticsprimatology

Working Anthroplogists….http://www.ssc.uwo.ca/careers/resources/whatCanIdo.asp

• Archaeological Technician • Archivist Assistant • Community Development Officer • Consumer Researcher • Corporate Anthropologist • Cultural Artifact Specialist • Cultural Resource Manager • ESL Teacher • Ethnologist • Exhibit Assistant • Foreign Affairs Officer • Forensic

Anthropologist/Specialist • Heritage Assistant • Immigration Officer

• Impact Assessment Officer

• Journalist • Medical Anthropologist• Multiculturalism Educator • Museum Curator • Provincial Park

Interpreter • Policy Analyst/Consultant • Preservation/Restoration

Assistant • Probation Officer • Rural Development

Officer • Social Service Agency

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Psychology: the scientific study of human thought and behaviour

•Clinical psychologists work with clients/ patients to help them change or understand their behaviour• Institutional psychologists work with organizations to help them understand and improve relationships in that structure (also called social psychologists)•Research and experimental psychologists work to identify patterns in human behaviour over time, in controlled settings or by analyzing data.

Working Psychologists…

• Addictions Counsellor • Admissions Evaluator • Art Psychologist • Behavior Analyst • Career Counsellor • Child Life Specialist • Community Support Worker • Correctional Officer • Crisis Worker • Drug Abuse & Prevention

Educator • ESL Teacher • Family Service Worker • Foreign Service Officer

• Fundraising Consultant • Human Resources

Specialist • Immigration Officer • Labour Relations

Specialist • Market Research Analyst• Mental Health Counsellor • Music Therapist • Probation/Parole Officer • Psychiatric Assistant • Public Relations Specialist • Rehabilitation Counsellor • Residential Youth

Counsellor • Social Worker

While psychologists can help people who have a mental illness , psychologists are not medical doctors- mental illnesses

are treated by psychiatrists, doctors who specialize in mental health. If you want to be a “shrink”, you need to go to med

school.

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Sociology: the scientific study of human society; how it is organized and how people behave as groups

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-dark blue: culture- Light blue: socialization

Working in Sociology

Theoretical Sociologists- analyze patterns,

compare data, examine the origin and structure of institutions in historical, real and virtual settings

- try to develop theories about how we live that can influence how we see our world

Practical Sociologists- work with and in

institutions to improve how they work

- try to benefit individuals and groups by changing social conditions in practical ways ( political, economic)

Working Sociologists…• Admissions Officer • Census Officer • Child Protection Worker • Claims Adjuster • Community Affairs Officer • Community Worker • Demographer • Disaster Response

Coordinator • Economic Development

Officer • Employment Services

Worker • Foreign Service Officer • Human Resources Specialist

• Immigration Resettlement Counselor

• Industrial Relations Officer • International Development

Worker • Journalist • Legislative Aide • Market Research Analyst • Parole/Probation Officer • Policy Analyst • Promotions Coordinator • Recreation Therapist • Social Assistance Advocate • Urban/Regional Planner • Victim Services Coordinator

101A Foundations in …

• Programs that will require you to take “foundation” or background courses in psychology, sociology or (less often) anthropology include most subjects in:

Education and Child Care, Policing and Criminology, Medicine and Health Care, Business and Marketing, Tourism and Hospitality, Professional Engineering, and anything with the word ‘Human’ in it…